... I . GEORGE FIERlOT'S HOSPITAL. A meeting of the Governors was held on Monday last. At this sederunt twelve boys were selected, out of a list of thirty-five applicants, to fill the existing vacancies in the house-the election to be final if confirmed at the next meeting of the Governors, which takes place on Monday next. LIBIARtY.-A report was read from the Superintend- ence Committee, to the ...

... - { ?? OFFICE OF ORDNANCE-October G. Ordnance Medical Department-G T. Ferris to bo0 Assistant-Surgeon, vice Turner, deceased; dated Sept. 26, 1837. WHITEHALL, OCTOBER 9. The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the seal appointed by fhe treaty of Union to be made use of instead of the Great Seal of Scotland, appointing the following noblemen and gentlemen to be ...

... 1MrANCE. On Sunday evening the French Government re- ceived a telegraphic announcement of theideath of the Duchess of- St Len, who expired on the 5th Inst., at five o'lock in the morning, at Arenenberg in Switzerland. ' The-despateb, which appears in the Momiteer of Monday, is accompanied with the following biographical sketch of the deceased:- iortense Eugenic do Beauharnais was born at ...

... I1 A Brevet is expected at the Queen's corouation-the Colonels to inclndc Colonel Evans of the 70th regi- ment, when there will he vacancies in the command of the King's Dagoon Guards, 61st, 70th, end 97th regi- ments. By this promotion, Mojor Delancey would suc- ceed to the Ist King's Dragoon Gurard, Major Forbes to 61st, Major Kelsal to 70tb, and Major Campbell to 97th. 2d Life Gaards ...

... I X, CLE 0O THEE PRTZE AND OTHER ;TOCK | AT DUIMFRIES. I The fa'e of stock on Thursdav was ennduetod by M1r Weth -ell, the eminent auctioneer rrom the at- traction of the steam-plough and other novelties, sa- peradded to the wetness of the morrinr, the soles were not so briks as might have been expected. We al- luded to the splendid West Higblanders grazed at Langholm Lodge, by the Duke of ...

... I P RZT OF Tl PUBELI PMESS. ENGLAND UNDER LORD MliLoURE-E-Hear ven forbid we should discourage tlie alarms or activity of the true friends of the Protestant in- terest, but we cannot observe without dismay, that the exorbitant share of public attention en- grossed by the present horrible condition of Ire- land, has the effect of blinding the public to the true state of a country in which we ...

... UNfTED ASSOCIATE SYNOD, GLASGOW. I TURSDASY. LEnwwctc.-It was agreed that Lerteick in Shetland should be taken up as a permanent station in connection with the Secession Chureh, and a Committee was ap- pointed to correspond with their friends there, and pro. vide for the pecuniary aid to build a place of worship. SYNOD FuNo.-Tho Committee appointed at last Synod to take into consideration the ...